Native records: 2 botanical areas
India, Myanmar
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A tuberous geophyte of wet tropical climates. Native to India, Myanmar.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
India
- IndiaNative
Myanmar
- MyanmarNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Am Tropical, monsoon
The same climate occurs in 97 areas worldwide, 95 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Begonia crenata is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.247, left column, line 49
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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- Family
- Begoniaceae
- Genus
- Begonia
Other species in Begonia
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Image information
Photograph of Begonia crenata
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page